The Attention Mechanism with Andrew Mayne

Begun, the AI Browser Wars Have

The Attention Mechanism with Andrew Mayne

Show Notes

Andrew and Justin dive into the launch of Atlas, OpenAI's new browser set to square off with Chrome in the race to an AI-centric web client. The duo also breaks down Google's flaws in building out its AI toolset, Meta's recent layoffs from its own AI team, and the joys of using Sora over the past month.

Chapters

00:00 - Intro and Atlas 14:10 - Sora thoughts 21:43 - Google's AI efforts 23:52 - Meta Layoffs 36:17 - Is there an AI bubble? 50:10 - Wrap-up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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